Windsor v. The United States Of America

Filing
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MOTION for Clarification., MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages., MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply. Document filed by Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives.(Kircher, Kerry)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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EDITH SCHLAIN WINDSOR, in her
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capacity as executor of the estate of
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THEA CLARA SPYER,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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Civil Action No. 10-CV-8435 (BSJ)(JCF)
INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
CLARIFICATION, ADDITIONAL PAGES, AND LEAVE TO FILE SUR-REPLY
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1, Intervenor-Defendant, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory
Group of the United States House of Representatives (the “House”), through its undersigned
counsel, hereby moves for clarification of the Court’s August 29, 2011 “Set/Reset Deadlines”
docket entry, for additional pages in submitting its reply in support of its motion to dismiss, and
for leave to file a sur-reply in opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The
reasons for this motion are stated in a memorandum in support, also filed today. A proposed
order will be submitted by electronic mail.
Plaintiff opposes the House’s request for clarification of the Court’s August 29, 2011
“Set/Reset Deadlines” docket entry, consents to the House’s request for additional pages in
submitting its reply in support of its motion to dismiss, and opposes the House’s request for
leave to file a sur-reply in opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The United
States Department of Justice takes no position on the House’s requested relief.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Paul D. Clement
Paul D. Clement
H. Christopher Bartolomucci
Conor B. Dugan
Nicholas J. Nelson
BANCROFT PLLC
1919 M Street, Northwest, Suite 470
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
Telephone:
(202) 234-0090
Facsimile:
(202) 234-2806
Counsel for the Bipartisan Legal Advisory
Group of the U.S. House of Representatives
OF COUNSEL:
Kerry W. Kircher, General Counsel
Christine Davenport, Senior Assistant Counsel
Katherine E. McCarron, Assistant Counsel
William Pittard, Assistant Counsel
Kirsten W. Konar, Assistant Counsel
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
U.S. House of Representatives
219 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
Telephone:
(202) 225-9700
Facsimile:
(202) 226-1360
September 2, 2011
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on September 2, 2011, I served one copy of Intervenor-Defendant’s
Motion for Clarification, Additional Pages, and Leave To File Sur-Reply by CM/ECF
and by electronic mail (.pdf format) on the following:
Roberta A. Kaplan, Esquire, & Andrew J. Ehrlich, Esquire
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York 10019-6064
rkaplan@paulweiss.com
aehrlich@paulweiss.com
Alexis Karteron, Esquire, & Arthur Eisenberg, Esquire
NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
125 Broad Street, 19th Floor
New York City, New York 10004
akarteron@nyclu.org
arteisenberg@nyclu.org
James D. Esseks, Esquire, Melissa Goodman, Esquire, & Rose A. Saxe, Esquire
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
125 Broad Street
New York City, New York 10004
jesseks@aclu.org
mgoodman@nyclu.org
rsaxe@aclu.org
Jean Lin, Esquire
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL DIVISION
20 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Seventh Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20530
jean.lin@usdoj.gov
Simon Heller, Esquire
STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
120 Broadway
New York City, New York 10271
simon.heller@ag.ny.gov
/s/ Kerry W. Kircher
Kerry W. Kircher

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